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The very thought of trekking a long waymarked trail in Greenland must conjure images of endless ice-fields, marauding polar bears, desperate struggles for survival and large expense. Actually, the Arctic Circle Trail offers a reasonably easy trek, provided it’s approached with careful thought and planning. Forget about the huge ice-cap and polar bears, which are there if you would like them, along with feature around the trail. Instead, pay attention to one of the largest ice-free areas of Greenland, between the international airport at Kangerlussuaq as well as the western seaboard at Sisimiut.

The Arctic Circle Trail is genuinely north from the Arctic Circle for the entire length, which means that in midsummer there isn’t any nightfall, and for the brief summer season ordinary trekkers can enjoy the wild and desolate tundra merely by following stone-built cairns. Taking into account that there’s absolutely nowhere you can aquire provisions along the way, for more than 100 miles (160km), the difficult part is usually to be ruthless when packing food and all the kit you need to stay alive. Water is clean, fresh, plentiful and freely available. In case you bring all of your food to Greenland and limit your spending, the path can be completed within a strict budget. Detailed maps and guidebooks can be found.

Some trekkers burden themselves with huge as well as packs, which require great effort to handle, which means carrying a lot of food to stoke on top of extra calories. Think light and pack light. There are a few basic wooden huts at intervals along the way, offering four walls, a roof, and bunks for between four and 24 trekkers. They aren’t staffed, can not be pre-booked, and give no facilities besides shelter. In the event you use a tent, it is possible to pitch it anywhere you like, subject and then the nature of the terrain and also the prevailing weather.

Generally, weather comes from two directions – east and west. An easterly breeze, coming from the ice-cap, is cool and also dry. A westerly breeze, coming from the sea, provides cloud as well as a measure of rain. It will not snow inside the short summer time, mid-June to mid-September, but also for the rest of the time, varying numbers of ice and snow will handle the path, plus the middle of winter it will likely be dark all the time and temperatures will plummet far, far below freezing for months at a time.

The international airport at Kangerlussuaq enjoys around 300 clear-sky days a year, therefore the weather needs to be good, and the trail starts by using an easy tarmac and dirt road. After dark research station at Kellyville, the way is just a narrow path across empty tundra dotted with lakes. If you plan to steer from hut to hut, then a route is going to take maybe nine days, unless stages are doubled-up. Employing a tent offers greater flexibility, and a few trekkers complete the path within weekly. Huts are situated at Hundeso, Katiffik, The Canoe Centre, Ikkattook, Eqalugaarniarfik, Innajuattok, Nerumaq and Kangerluarsuk Tulleq. Youth hostels and hotels are situated in the terminal points of Kangerlussuaq and Sisimiut.

There is the replacement for use a free kayak to paddle all day long over the large lake of Amitsorsuaq, as opposed to walk along its shore. There are only a number of kayaks, and if all of them are moored with the ‘wrong’ end with the lake, then walking could be the only option. The way is often low-lying, below 500ft (150m), but climbs on occasions over 1300ft (400m), notably around Ikkattook, Iluliumanersuup Portornga and Qerrortusuk Majoriaa. You can find a number of river crossings whose difficulty is dependent upon melt-water and rainfall. They are difficult at the start of the season, but better to ford later. The greatest river, Ole’s Lakseelv, carries a footbridge if required.

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